Dictionary of Playground Slang (Online)

To confront someone over something. For example "George was so brave, fronting up to that bully.".

Can also mean to admit an error "Jeannie broke the chair so decided to front up to mum."

To 'give someone a frosty' meant to run up behind them on the school field (after some heavy snow) and pile as much snow and ice right down their back as you could manage. Used as "I'm going to give him a frosty at lunchtime". More vicous frostys involved just pushing the person over into the snow and jumping up and down on them until they suffocated or lost conciousness.

Used to describe a woman in a state of sexual arousal,

Rollerblader (around area of San Diego).

When you put your cock and balls inbetween your legs and moon somebody. They see your ass and cock n balls. (ed: sounds damn painful to me!!)

Contraction of a term for an insane person. Original term was "As nutty as a fruit cake!".

Oral sex on male where woman stimulates the sctotum and testicles.

Acronym for "Fucking Tourist": Usually used to describe the person driving very slowly in front of you "I'm late dammit, I wish this FT would get moving". Contributor lived right next to the Mississippi River and was overrun each summer with tourists. You can always see them driving 20 mph under the speed limit gawking at everything and generally being a pain in the ass to the locals.

(ed: I lived 10 years in London. I know what he means!)

Acronym for "Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition". Used in WW2 to describe a desperate situation. Now used in almost any situation general towards a person that one dislikes, or, just like in the past, towards/about a really shitty situation.

Originally denoted the act of sexual intercourse but over the years has become associated with vulgarity. Note: We had a query asking if "fuck" was an acronym for "Fornication under Consent of the King" on the basis of the old "first fruits" stories (ed: anyone remember the real term for that??). The idea being this ancient anglo-saxon word originated in 'ancient England' when permission had to be granted for couples to conceive a child? The questioner read that a placard had to be hung on the door of the wedded pair formally acknowledging that permission had been sought and granted from the reigning monarch....!

Another suggestion has been that this word came from the term "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge". People who practised carnal knowledge were caught out on convict ships where the practise was illegal.

Both sound plausible - but unfortunately incorrect. According to Partridge (always the author of choice) the word actually has traceable roots in ancient Egyptian, with borrowings from a pre Anglo-Saxon, and possible pre Celtic language. But in any case, the word has been in general use for such a long time, it's true origins are now well shielded by the mists of time.

(1) a person who is useless or pathetic. (eg "He's Fuck all")

(2) Hardly any, or few (eg "there's fuck all biscuits left".

Derogatory term for flared trousers. Used in the years between flares going out of fashion in the 70s and their coming back in the 'nineties/noughties'.

To waste time, to avoid work. Also a dog fucker is someone who 'fucks the dog'. ie. avoids work, labour.

(ed: Slack says he first heard it c.1962 and was told it was a southern(US) expression. It sounds "old" to him!).

Used to describe the fact that you are going to get into big trouble at school, as in "Shit, I'm fucked for this"

(1) to engage in sexual intercourse.

(2) to tire" e.g. "I just walked 10 miles home. I'm fucked!".

Screwed up beyond recognition.

Means to agree with vigorously. Used in "The Deer Hunter" by Robert Di Niro, steel workers (Pennsylvania) use it this way.

A stupid clumsy or unpleasant person.

An excessively stupid or unpleasant person.

Sound made when driving through too narrow a gap at too high a speed.